"We're ever the optimists, but we'll have a great piece of property to work with," Economic Development Director Jeff Eder said on March 17th. "All indications are Wal-Mart wants to build sooner rather than later."

City leaders could approve demolition of the Watchtower Plaza on Monday, March 24th, 2014. The Watchtower Plaza is the proposed site for the new Wal-Mart. Monday's meeting starts at 6:45 p.m. at Rock Island City Hall.